Posted on 04/15/2005 2:09:19 PM PDT by jmc1969
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sunni insurgents have taken at least 60 people hostage in an Iraqi town near Baghdad and are threatening to kill them unless Shi'ites leave, said a Shi'ite official who said he was contacted by residents there.
"People from the town called me begging the Iraqi government to save their relatives who are hostages. They told me there are at least 60 hostages," the Shi'ite official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters.
The official said insurgents with heavy weapons appear to have taken control of the town of Madaen, just south of Baghdad, and no police or government forces were in sight.
"The residents told me the insurgents were wandering the streets in cars and warning people on loudspeakers that if Shi'ites want the hostages to be safe they must leave town," said the official.
Holy Shi'ite Batman.
I'd bet they aren't Sunni's... they're probably foreign terrorists looking to drum up a civil war.
Hey Reuters! They are not rebels, they're FN terrorists!
Oh... and if they are Sunni's, they're really really stupid Sunni's.
You know how to end this crap. Head shoot the terrorists ever chance you get.
Exactly, Zarqawi knows that the new government is considering kicking the Sunnis out of the military and government, which would be the biggest boost every for him, so he is trying to push them along with going ahead with that and massively feeding the insurgecy.
Fire up the little birds. Time for a Delta run with their new counter parts of the Iraqi National Security Forces.
The sunnis better get this pack of rabble under control.
They are a VERY small minority, and the majority shiites are about fed up with this kinda bullsqueeze.
"Rebels" and "insurgents." Those jokers in the Leftist "media" just won't call a spade a spade. They wonder why they don't have any credibility. Those who kidnap and threaten to kill innocent people are TERRORISTS. It's not rocket science.
Well, well the sunni are talking peace, I guess the terrorists have no place to run. Time to kick some butt again and wipe out a few more terrorists.
yep. they're not local iraqis. and they're not rebels either. they are terrorists inciting junk because we're over there.
Well, if they do leave the town, it would be easier to destroy the enemy. I imagine they'll kill those hostages anyway.
Where are Sadr ?
The Iraqi government ought to do what the Soviets used to due when one of their's was kidnapped.....go after the family members of the kidnappers and send back body parts in boxes.
Or turn the Mossad loose on them.
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